The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-08
JOHN sw1NroN,s PAPER TO STOP,
But John Swinton will Continue to Battle
in Behalf of the Workers.


But John Swinton will Continue to Battle
in Behalf of the Workers.
New York Sun.
Yesterdays number of John Swinton's Paper
contained this announcement from Mr.. Swim
ton:
Ihave been wrecked by this paper and by the abors
associated therewith-in which during the past four
years have sunk tens of thousand of doars-all of
it out of my own pocket. The publication of John
Swintons Paper must now, therefore, be brought to
an end
Mr.. Swlnton was found in his Office at MUIR
ray street, returning money that had been sent
In to him for subscriptions He looked
like pretty live man. and he talked in q very
lively fashion about the wreck.
THE paper" he said. ''has had to suspend f,r
pretty much the some reason the minister's
horse did, when it was reduced to the last wisp
OF hay. have sunk tens OF thousands of dol
lars out of my pocket in four years 1
planted the paper in arid soil, and the cutiva-
ton OF that soil rather costly. But this
thing has not been to newspaper. but
as an engine OF moral force operated to bring
ABOUT certain definite results. L have scattered
1t over the country by the hundred thousand,
at my own expense. wherever there has been
reason to believe that it would be of service in
the struggles of the workingmen. My objects,
on starting it, were to raise the social question
TO a promine nt issue and to induce the working
people to bring their interests into politics The
social question, of which the labor queation is a
branch, is now shaking the entire country. and
the working people are pretty deeply immersed
In politics. The paper, therefore, has been
complished during its life time infinitely beyond
anything my authorizations when it start
ed. leave that work with exultant feelings
that the forces which began it will carry 1t to tri
umph, whether men live or die or newspapers
come 60"
Mr. Swinton was asked if there was anything
about the labor movement at this time that had
fastened the stoppage of the paper. He smiled
and said:
THE labor movement Is not as healthy just
now hereabouts 5 it might be- But the social
revolution is properly development accord
ing TO historical methods dealing with certain
practical questions closely allied TO the we'll
being of the working people. and the fact that
it is overwhelmed with No Popery'
shriekings and vacuous and fantastic cure
alls of the Hester street and Bowery order
has undoubtedly had the effect OF making.
as Shakespeare says, its current turn awry
and lose the name of action OF course. the
revolutionary and Transforming movement
now in progress in the world will proceed. but
of the actual things that have been
striving for. and many of which have been
gloriously won. are now on the way to the dol
drums-such actual things as shorter hours of
labor. better wages, better conditions and more
freedom for the laborer, and fuller lustifca-
ton of his intrinsic rights, along with new
sweeping achievements that will follow the
wake of the consummaJon of these thing. The
swelling of the of this moral advance
ment will make the chips now on the surface
very inconseQuential chips"
Mr.. Swintop's eyes flashed when his attention
was drawn at this point TO the printed report of
Doctor McGlynn's Chicago speech. in which
John Swint envious OF Henry Georges
and DR.. McGlynns own triumph. This was Mr..
Swnton's reply:
at seems that DR.. McGlynn has been sneering
with a brutality which l should suppose neither
priest pagan could be guilty of, at the fact
that have not won those things which the past
year has brought him. 1t for such
things that in those hard, cruel days few men
took up the flag OF foriorn hope and struck for
the ramparts on which sat, not fortune. renown,
and power. but, lack a-day, less attractive OBJ
jects. That DR.. McGlynn and his encourage
featheriug their nests out of movement in
which have been blasted is all their luck. II
my career these past twenty years has given
justification for such foul-mouthed language
is contained in the REPORTS of DR.. McGlynn's
speech, let it be used. If envy aught that be-
longs to any man heaven prevent me from OBJ
tanning it. If this work of mine has been from
the base motives that imputed to me by
man who seems to understand only such motives,
let his words remain witnesses against himself
He has r. ade money, true, and have lost money.
But | have gained that which makes money
seem a bauble May his money give him the
grace my experience has given me-"
Mr.. Swinton said that he had nominated
George in his paper three months before the
Central Labor Union made him its candidate
for Mayor, and had chung to him with
abated enthusiasm throughout the battle He
added:
II feel the ineffable baseness of DR. McGlyun's
imputaton. That this man should have the
effrontery to come out among the workingmen.
who know me well, and utter such language
as polluted his lips-well, how such things
possible? When, after the George campaign, / |
found that the movement, at whose cradle had
stood, turned into one managed by merce-
naries and dickerers who published their own
shame IN the presence of the very whom
they were swindling. l demonstrated. less |
in anger than in sorrow. Since then l have
been unable to take part in any of their pro- |
ceedings But l will not give up my work in |
the labor movement To it would be to
give up such brain. and heart, and life |
mine. The upstarts are boasting that they will
put me down. That will be the finest job that |
has yet been attempted. | shall do such work |
IN the cause as suits me; shall speak and act at
such times and in such ways as I choose, and
the man, gang of men. who can put me down
will doubtless succeed somewhere in the Greek |
xalends. l know the working people of New /
York. and we have striven together many a
lard fought field We shall meet again."
John Swinton's Paper will come out next week |
with a review of the past four years in the labor
World. Then he will take off his coat and |
buckle down to labor in another sphere.